Once you’re a child and requested about your future aspirations, the solutions usually vary from desirous to be a instructor, or an astronaut, or a lawyer. Nevertheless, for Rahul, hailing from the Naxal-affected area of Chhattisgarh, his sole dream was to change into a health care provider.
As he grew older, his willpower strengthened, however the monetary constraints turned obvious. Rahul couldn’t afford costly NEET teaching to clear the examination.
This yr, his dream materialised as he handed the NEET examination, due to the ‘Second Likelihood’ initiative led by Bastar’s Collector, IAS Vinit Nandanwar below the federal government’s ‘Contact the Sky’ marketing campaign. Rahul is amongst 65 kids who efficiently cleared NEET and JEE by means of this.
Being the primary IAS officer from Bastar, Vinit intimately understood the neighborhood’s points. He aimed to make sure that the shortage of services in Naxal areas wouldn’t impede these kids from realising their desires. Rising from an underprivileged background, Vinit lacked steerage on changing into an officer however held unwavering religion that he may obtain it.
Lastly, after giving 4 makes an attempt, he was in a position to clear the examination. So when he received transferred to the realm, he needed to assist children like him. He modified the ‘Contact the Sky’ authorities scheme and initiated the ‘Second Likelihood’ marketing campaign.
“The present scheme supplied free teaching to kids. I perceive the challenges of failure, having cleared my examination on my fourth try. The ‘Second Likelihood’ marketing campaign provides a further yr of free teaching to kids who didn’t succeed of their preliminary try,” he explains.
Presently, Vinit is devoted to utilizing the identical energy of training to attempt to change the picture of the Naxal-affected area.
Watch this quick video to study extra about his work:
Edited by Padmashree Pande
